A fully charged 14.8v home Plus battery is good for approximately 30 minutes of motor runtime. At this point, we recommend that you stop and recharge the battery. Depending on how you use it - you may get up to 2 hours on a single charge as LiPo batteries can 'recover' a bit under easy use with sufficient breaks in between sessions. But if you run it full speed with few breaks, the battery may need to be recharged sooner. Your actual experience should fall between having to recharge after around 30 minutes up to 2 hours of use.
NOTE: Other factors contribute to how quickly the battery discharges, including temperature (too hot or too cold); load; maximum capacity, this number declines over time and with use. once the maximum capacity drops to 80% (13.44v) it is time to replace it.
If the voltages drops below the minimum 12.8v the battery can be permanently damaged.
Always use a battery bag to charge the LiPo battery.
IMPORTANT: Fully charge before use every time to assure proper balance of all cells inside the battery. See why here: Why recharge the battery for each use?
Note:
Always monitor the charger when in use - if you cannot be present, you can stop charging before it reaches full and continue charging later when you can be present - as long as you don't USE it until it has been fully charged.
CAUTION: The battery should always be allowed to come to room-temperature before charging. Charging a hot or cold battery might delay charging or damage the battery. For best results, charge the battery at temperatures between 50º and 80ºF (10º-30ºC).
Disclaimer
The advice given above is general in nature and you are responsible for the safety of your batteries. SwiftPaws is not responsible for any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages and personal injuries, including that to life, and health, resulting from the customer’s application and use of batteries sold by SwiftPaws.com.